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Product Design Late KS3 Y9 Mainly Making - Does It Connect

Product Design Late KS3 Y9 Mainly Making - Does It Connect, Product Design Late KS3 Year 9 - Mainly Making – Does It Connect?How to select appropriate manufacturing tools and equipment, the importance of accuracy and teamwork and how templates and jigs can be used to aid manufacturing. The unit includes manufacturing cards, templates and parts for batch production making and links to video.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design has been fully refreshed and new titles added, providing teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9 with a basic set of units they can...

Product Design Late KS3 Y9 Mainly Designing - Advanced Modelling

Product Design Late KS3 Y9 Mainly Designing - Advanced Modelling, Product Design Late KS3 Year 9 - Mainly Designing – Advanced ModellingThis compares CAD modelling with making physical models and the relative advantages of each. It includes videos covering 3D printing, modelling examples and techniques and looks at how software can help design decisions.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design has been fully refreshed and new titles added, providing teachers of Years 7, 8 and 9 with a basic set of units they can use and adapt to cover vital areas and address progression...

Self-Review Framework

Self-Review Framework – effectively reviewing design and technology in your school, The Self-Review Framework (SRF), freely available as a membership benefit, is a tool designed to help you determine the quality and effectiveness of all aspects of Design and Technology provision in your school. The SRF tool enables schools to compare and assess their current practice against a comprehensive set of quality standards. The SRF provides clear descriptors and examples of standards that constitute quality D&T and, in addition, provides examples of effective practice and a range of resources that schools can...

The Excellence Award for Outstanding Industry Engagement (Teacher)

This award sponsored by Enginuity recognises consistent effort and achievement an individual school or teacher makes to engage with industry in a mutually beneficial manner. The nominated school/teacher must be seen to be addressing the skills gap faced by young people entering the workplace by supporting design and technology in schools and colleges. The industry partner should clearly be gaining a better understanding of the school system and curriculum. This mutually beneficial arrangement should significantly enhance young people's learning and understanding of the world of business and industry. Typically, the award-winning school will have developed partnerships where...

The Excellence Award for Outstanding Industry Engagement (Industry Partner)

This award sponsored by OnePlanet recognises a business’s outstanding contribution to design and technology education through its ongoing relationship and activities with an individual school or group of schools. The successful business needs to demonstrate how their engagement with pupils has enriched the curriculum offer in design and technology for the engaged school(s). Evidence provided by a nominated Industry could include: Positive relationships with a school through schemes like Blueprint 1000, that have resulted in reciprocal relationships, involving pupils and school representatives Because of the nature of the...

E.ON Degree Apprenticeship Programme

E.ON Degree Apprenticeship Programme , E.ON Degree Apprenticeship programme is now open until the 1st of March, 2024. This presents an opportunity for individuals to kickstart their career journey through a range of schemes, all scheduled for September 2024. Undertaking a Degree Apprenticeship is a unique chance to earn while you learn, pursuing a fully funded degree alongside gaining invaluable work experience and skills. Recognising the challenges of this transition, it is crucial to understand how these apprenticeships work, the support available, and the keys to success. Webinars for In-Depth...

Product Design Early KS3 Y7 Mainly Making - Signs

Product Design Early KS3 Y7 Mainly Making - Signs, Product Design Early KS3 Year 7 - Mainly Making – SignsIn this, students explore the importance of designing an authentic, real-context product for a client to meet their specific needs, and design and make a scaled down shop sign from acrylic, using a laser cutter. The PowerPoint resource includes video instruction on using 2D Design software and information on typography, designing logos, and producing a design specification and using a laser cutter to guide the process. This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design has been fully refreshed...

Product Design Mid KS3 Y8 Design and Make - Table centrepiece

Product Design Mid KS3 Y8 Design and Make - Table centrepiece, Product Design Mid KS3 Year 8 - Design and Make – Table centrepieceStudent design and make 'anything that is used within the context of a table’, ranging from methods of illumination, condiment and menu holders, vases or bud holders, interactive products such as children's games. While making is optional, the open brief allows students to develop a design specification for a particular user and context. Includes scenario and function cards and video designing guides.This updated set of Key Resources for Product Design has been fully...

Preparing for the new Design and Technology GCSE Contextual Challenge

Preparing for the new Design and Technology GCSE Contextual Challenge, The new Design and Technology GCSE for first examining in 2019, brings with it a significant change with the requirements of the coursework element, now called the non-examined assessment component. Although the component now accounts for 50% rather than 60% of the overall marks, this is still obviously a vital element of the assessment process and one that is understandably causing some anxiety in schools. The D&T Association is working along with the Awarding Organisation’s, to provide support and make sure that teachers...

Brian Smith

Brian Smith, One of the three ICSAT partners and designer of all our Electronics and Programmable Components kits and support materials. Has been an Assistant Head, HOD of D&T, ICT/Computing and Physics. In 1996 the IEE awarded Brian one of the Electronics Teacher of the Year for his innovative work in Electronics. He is also designer of a number of commercial educational electronic products

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